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Police: West Babylon Man Drove Drunk With Son in Car

Igor Naida, 38, faces felony charge after being pulled over Sunday afternoon.

A West Babylon man was arrested Sunday afternoon on a felony DWI charge after police say he was driving under the influence with his 15-year-old son in the car. 

Igor Naida, 38, was driving his 1994 Mercedes-Benz westbound on the Sunrise Highway North Service Road and Sands Street in West Babylon around 1:25 p.m. when an officer saw the Mercedes traveling at a high rate of speed and pulled Naida over after he failed to signal, police said. 

Naida was arrested and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child 15 years old or younger ( a felony Leandra’s Law), driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child.

Naida will be held at the First Precinct overnight and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Monday. 

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Adam Crowley May 15, 2013 at 06:53 pm
As I explained, my post was made on behalf of another village resident. However, I did take theRead More time to read the statute and do have an independent viewpoint on this subject. While I do not feel that all dogs require a muzzle at all times, if you have a dog that you know to be a threat to other dogs or humans, you would have a duty to take measures to eliminate that threat before bring that dog into public. If that measure is a muzzle, then that's what must be done. As my post indicated, I believe strict enforcement would be exceedingly difficult and, perhaps, unnecessary (at least with respect to the muzzle requirement). However, a total lack of enforcement is dangerous and unacceptable. I think a little common sense goes a long way and I have confidence that those charged with enforcing the Village code could do so selectively. I understand that selective enforcement may be a concept that many feel uncomfortable with. However, just because the law requires a muzzle, that is hardly a reason to disregard it in its entirety and allow dogs with vicious propensities to roam around unleashed. I will leave it up to Village lawmakers to remove the muzzle requirement (and suggest that they do so) if that is what it would take to make people comfortable with the leash requirement.
Concerned Citizen May 15, 2013 at 05:37 pm
Did you read the law? unless it be properly muzzled and effectively restrained by a chain or leashRead More I'll bet neither dog was muzzled Do you really want them to enforce this law